In the southern Pacific Ocean, between about 600 and 750 kilometers from the Chilean coast, are three lonely islands in the vastness of the sea. The Spanish navigator Juan Fernández discovered the Islas Juan Fernández in 1574 and gave them his name; At least one of the islands became "known" but only later by the world famous novel "Robinson Crusoe". In 1704, the Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk was abandoned on Isla Más a Tierra, the largest of the three islands, and lived here for four years and four months in total solitude. From his story, the writer Daniel Defoe was inspired to his novel classic, after which the Isla Más a Tierra was renamed in 1970 in honor of the work in Isla Robinsón Crusoe. Today, around 600 people live on the island, most of which are located in the only village of San Juan Bautista. They live on crayfish fishing and tourism. Every year, several hundred tourists visit the island, often because of its prominent name. In addition, diving is gaining in popularity, with a small part of German history in the focus. In the First World War, the German cruiser SMS Dresden on March 14, 1915 after adventurous random walk and pursuit by the British cruiser Kent, Glasgow and Orama in the Cumberland Bay of the island Más a Tierra under Chilean sovereignty. Nevertheless, the British opened the fire and the cruiser SMS Dresden was set on fire, whereupon the ship was sunk by the crew itself. The site in Cumberland Bay is now marked with two yellow buoys and declared a National Monument by the Chilean government. The school of the island also bears the name Kreuzers: "Escuela Dresden". In the rocky coast behind the last berth of the cruiser are still some grenades from the guns of the British pursuers.
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